Social Study Links

Great links to social studies resources:

List of simulations for social studies and history

• ExploreLearning - Interactive Math and Science Simulations. SAVE
• Social Studies Simulations - Good site for interactive SAVE

Overview of using social studies sites for elementary students SAVE

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• ExploreLearning - Interactive Math and Science Simulations. SAVE
• Social Studies Simulations - Good site for interactive SAVE
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  • Geography
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• Free Resources and teaching units from the federal government SAVE

• The Learning Page - Library of Congress page especially for teachers - Great social studies resource - rich with images SAVE

• Kid friendly site - Library of Congress - tons of images and activities SAVE

• This Day In History - covers what happened on today's date in history - run by History Channel SAVE

• Peace Corps site for kids - geography, culture, games - fantastic site SAVE

• One stop resource for great social studies websites - fantastic links - abundance of standard related SAVE

• Why do civilizations fall? Interactive website on civlizations SAVE

• Site on codes - codemakers and codebreakers - from National Security Adminstration SAVE

• Site from Defense Intelligence Agency - has interactive games for kids SAVE

• site for kids - has interactive games - has the feel of Carmen Sandiego SAVE

• Great social studies website on history - connects media with text - good for powerpoints SAVE

• Brain Pop site for social studies SAVE

• Hosts links to interactive social studies websites SAVE

• Website features list of social studies websites for elementary teachers SAVE

• Children's Literature in Social Studies

From the MSU Elementary Teams' Professional Resources

• National Council for the Social Studies
• Teaching Ideas - Social Studies
• ProTeacher! Social Studies Lesson Plans

Interactives

http://www.learner.org/interactives/
Interactive sites from the Annenberg Foundation

Teacher Development

Learner.org

http://www.learner.org/index.html
Free online teacher professional development videos and workshops from the Annenberg Foundation